Stereo Field

[Disposable]

Just wondering what the best way to spread the stereo field of instruments without having to double track... On a lot of commercial recordings I can tell there was only one guitar tracked, yet the stereo spread is wider than one would expect with only one guitar track. Just wondering how this is being acomplished...

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

Reverb, delay, chorusing........ all those things can be used to great "effect" -- ged'dit? "effect?"

I kill me.........

 

[Disposable]

Haha... good one...

Thanks...

Now... how do I use them without taking away the tightness of the track?
Whenever I use those effects the track pretty much goes to waste...
Should I use 'very' small amounts of them?


Edit...
Just read your article on mixing... very informative...
And I guess I'll just have to practice, practice, practice.

 

[chessrock]

Just wondering what the best way to spread the stereo field of instruments without having to double track... On a lot of commercial recordings I can tell there was only one guitar tracked, yet the stereo spread is wider than one would expect with only one guitar track. Just wondering how this is being acomplished...

They accomplish that mostly by stereo mic'ing technique.

 

[faderbug]

stereo miking and enhancing the stereo field.

 

[masteringhouse]

Just wondering what the best way to spread the stereo field of instruments without having to double track... On a lot of commercial recordings I can tell there was only one guitar tracked, yet the stereo spread is wider than one would expect with only one guitar track. Just wondering how this is being acomplished...

Try pitch shifting with a delay of about 10-15ms panned to one side.

Or if you're into old school, run the track through another tape machine and put your finger on the flange or varying the speed.